Working remotely – 4 top resources for lawyers

Later this morning I’m heading over to Seattle to talk to the folks at the Military Spouse J.D. Network about technology tools for working remotely. Pleased to be sharing the podium with co-presenters Bill Hayden and Forrest Carlson. Since email is a scourge upon the earth, I figured that I’d post presentation materials here rather than fill up attendees’ inboxes.

Our talk is a 101-level overview of about the tools needed to divorce lawyer productivity from a physical office. Rather than talk about the particular tools we use at Puget Sound Legal, I thought it would be more helpful to share the resources I use to educate myself about remote working. All of the websites below are ones that I monitor regularly daily using Feedly.

Lee Rosen runs a family law firm – currently from the road as he travels the world. Lee has the best blog for learning about the business side of remote lawyering, though also covering tech aspects of remote work. Short, easy to digest posts. Lee curses a lot.

Sometimes cheesy and often helpful, Tim Ferris has long been the guru on running a business without being tied down in space and time. The definitive book and blog are both worthy reads. Broader point: if you want to be like ever other lawyer, read what every other lawyer reads; if you want to do innovate look to how other industries are solving problems.